Every martial arts instructor I've trained under would always push me harder than most students. It frustrated me and each time I ask them, all of them would simply say: "I see potential in you. Just keep doing what you're doing." To have an instructor say that to you is a bit confusing, but insprining as well.

A soldier told me once, "Sergeant, you're what's good about the Army." I don't think he was blowing smoke up my ass or anything, and it meant a lot to me. I'm supposed to be motivating him, but it was the other way around that time.

"With your knowledge of scripture and ability to recall it and put it all together, you'd make a good preacher" from a friend in a different kind of church ( church of Christ ) that doesn't consider my church part of "the church"( I'm southern baptist ). I found this one ironically funny.